Thank you for your submission.
What happens next?
Claimants will receive notification from ACAS that their claim has been successfully lodged.
ACAS will contact Royal Mail to enquire if they are interested in early conciliation. ACAS conciliation will normally last six weeks at the end of which ACAS will notify the member and provide them with an appropriate certificate. Note that Early Conciliation may be concluded earlier than six weeks if the conciliator concludes that settlement of the dispute is not possible, which might occur if either party indicates they are not prepared to conciliate. Members should be advised to keep Early Conciliation going as long as possible by indicating that they are prepared to conciliate.
Once the member receives the ACAS certificate which states the process has concluded, members must then submit a claim to an Employment Tribunal (usually on-line) using form ET1 within a month of them receiving the ACAS certificate. Please note our members must include the ACAS early conciliation certification reference number, which must be included in the appropriate section of the ET1 application form.
The Employment Tribunal Office will send confirmation to the member that their ET1 application has been successfully lodged and at that stage Royal Mail will have 28 days to lodge their defence to the claim. Please note in the section of the ET1 form regarding representation, the member must again put the name and address of their Branch Secretary or Legal Secretary.
ET Claims need to be submitted no longer than 3 months from the time that the stoppage of pay was made but the clock effectively stops for the period that ACAS is involved.